Schumacher fastest at Melbourne opening
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Friday March 7, 1997

Summery


Michael Schumacher set the fastest time in the free practice session for the Melbourne (Australia) Grand Prix today. Heinz-Harald Frentzen was second. Damon Hill set a very nice 13th time of 1m 35.073s. He had some technical problems in the first free session which ended after just six laps.

Notes


The Times

  1. Schumacher (Ferrari) 1m 32.496s
  2. Frentzen (Williams) 1m 32.910s
  3. Alesi (Benetton) 1m 33.255s
  4. Villeneuve (Williams) 1m 33.371s
  5. R. Schumacher (Jordan) 1m 33.437s
  6. Irvine (Ferrari) 1m 34.157s
  7. Berger (Benetton) 1m 34.271s
  8. Coulthard (McLaren) 1m 34.432s
  9. Herbert (Sauber) 1m 34.593s
  10. Hakkinen (McLaren) 1m 34.742s
  11. Fisichella (Jordan) 1m 34.777s
  12. Panis (Prost) 1m 34.927s
  13. Hill (Arrows) 1m 35.073s
  14. Salo (Tyrrell) 1m 36.142s
  15. Larini (Sauber) 1m 36.223s
  16. Trulli (Minardi) 1m 36.392s
  17. Verstappen (Tyrrell) 1m 36.716s
  18. Magnussen (Stewart) 1m 37.023s
  19. Diniz (Arrows) 1m 38.092s20.
  20. Nakano (Prost) 1m 39.652s
  21. Barrichello (Stewart) 1m 40.002s
  22. Katayama (Minardi) 1m 40.947s
  23. Rosset (Lola) 1m 41.166s
  24. Sospiri (Lola) 1m 42.590s

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